Helen Martin
Actor
1986 in television...Enterprises to The Coca-Cola Company for $250,000,000. Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman and Kevin Nealon join Saturday Night Live. Helen Martin joins the cast of 227 , after appearing every episode in the 1985-86 season , replacing Kia... In this article: Pierce Brosnan, Remington Steele, James Bond, Florence Halop, Peter Bergman, The Monkees, Coronation Street, Frank Zappa, Rainbow, and Space Shuttle Challenger |
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Wikipedia | October 31, 2009
Helen Martin
...to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996), the matronly grandmother Mama Doll in the 1998 film Bulworth, and the no-nonsense grandmother in the film Hollywood Shuffle. Helen Martin died of a heart attack on March 25, 2000.
In this article: William Martin, American Negro Theater, The Blacks, The Amen Corner, Tennessee Williams, Native Son, Jean Genet, Orson Welles, and Ossie Davis
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Dead Presidents
...his face in a fashion similar to that of the characters in this film. The robbery scene is also spoofed in the film Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood with Helen Martin's face painted in the same fashion.
In this article: Dead Presidents, Allen Hughes, and Chris Tucker
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227 (TV series)
...as the building's sexy vamp, Sandra Clark, who constantly bickered back and forth with Mary about their respective views on life. Helen Martin arrived to play Pearl Shay, a crotchety-but-kind busybody neighbor, who was always known for...
In this article: 227, Jackee Harry, Marla Gibbs, Curtis Baldwin, Mary Jenkins, Regina King, Sandra Clark, Countess Vaughn, and Rose Lee Holloway
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Baby, I'm Back
...to his kids, and to prove that he is still legally alive. However, he now has to contend with his troublesome mother-in-law Luzelle (Helen Martin) and Olivia's soon to be husband Col. Dickey. The series was short lived but BET showed reruns...
In this article: Baby, I'm Back, California, and Washington, D.C
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Purlie
...John Heffernan as Cotchipee, Melba Moore as Lutiebelle, and C. David Colson as Charlie, with Sherman Hemsley, Linda Hopkins, and Helen Martin in supporting roles. Robert Guillaume replaced Little later in the run. An original cast...
In this article: Purlie, Philip Rose, Melba Moore, Ossie Davis, Alan Alda, and Linda Hopkins
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Juanita Moore
...Amy. Moore's grandson is actor/producer Kirk Kelley-Kahn, who is CEO/President of "Cambridge Players - Next Generation", a theatre troupe whose founding members included Moore, Esther Rolle, Helen Martin, Lynn Hamilton and Royce Wallace.
In this article: Juanita Moore, Academy Award, Susan Kohner, DVD, Imitation of Life, Lynn Hamilton, and Esther Rolle
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Sandra Clark
...the truth for herself, and she and Sandra cut the boyfriend loose. The show ends after they are both on good terms again. "227" star Helen Martin made a guest appearance but NBC rejected the pilot even after it ranked 5th in the television...
In this article: Sandra Clark, Marla Gibbs, Margaret Smith, Jackee Harry, Mary Jenkins, 227, Emmy Award, and Misdemeanor
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Michel Valette
...Milord. It depicts reviewed in the first part and program starring Catherine Sauvage, Serge Gainsbourg, Guy Beart and Helen Martin. In 1969, he founded the SDA Mouffe (Service Diffusion Artistique) of the House for all and the hosts...
In this article: Serge Gainsbourg, First World War, Battle of Verdun, and Paul Vecchiali
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Helen Dorothy Martin (July 23, 1909 – March 25, 2000) was an American actress of stage and television who is perhaps most well known for her role in the sitcom 227 as Marla Gibbs' neighbor Pearl.
Martin was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Amanda Frankie (née Fox) and William Martin, a minister.
Martin was a Broadway character actress for many decades, debuting in Orson Welles' production of Native Son in 1941. She appeared in at least a dozen Broadway shows including Jean Genet's "The Blacks", Raisin from 1973 to 1975, Ossie Davis' Purlie Victorious (and later the musical version, which was called Purlie), The Amen Corner and Tennessee Williams' Period of Adjustment. She was an original member of the American Negro Theater.
She first became famous later in life for her guest role as Wanda on the television series Good Times, and later as the wisecracking neighbor Pearl Shay on the television sitcom 227. She also played on the short run sitcoms Baby, I'm Back and That's My Mama; as Loc Dog's grandma, Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996), the matronly grandmother Mama Doll in the 1998 film Bulworth, and the no-nonsense grandmother in the film Hollywood Shuffle. Helen Martin died of a heart attack on March 25, 2000.
- Birth Date:
- July 23, 1909
- Birthplace:
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Death Date:
- March 25, 2000
- Place of Death:
- Monterey, California
- Occupation:
- Stage, television actress
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